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Blue Drop Awards, the independent, nominated, voted event, is announcing the close of the 2014 Drupal site nominations. Final nominations can be made until May 5, 2014 at midnight. Current nominees can be viewed on their website.

Created in 2012, Blue Drop Awards aims to publicly recognize the excellent individuals, companies and projects that have pushed the limits and maximized the capabilities of Drupal, the open source content management system. In the three years since it started, Blue Drop Awards has grown to 24 different nomination categories.

Blue Drop Awards, the independent, nominated, voted event, is pleased to announce that 2014 nominations for new Drupal contributions are now open.

Created in 2012, Blue Drop Awards aims to publicly recognize the excellent individuals, companies and projects that have pushed the limits and maximized the capabilities of Drupal, the open source content management system. In the three years since it started, Blue Drop Awards has grown to 24 different nomination categories.

Drupal projects -- and the people behind them -- are to be nominated by the Drupal community.

“We appreciate the support from the Drupal Community ” said Ben Finklea, CEO, Volacci. “The Blue Drop Awards were created to promote Drupal to the greater technology community and to recognize innovative, next-generation websites and the companies that built them. ”

"Good stuff, right? Your time to make your voice heard is running out...if you're not registered, you'll want to sign up ASAP. If you are registered, well then get yourself over to Blue Drop Awards and cast your votes!!"

"We're very proud of these entries, and think they are excellent examples of Drupal being used to power some amazing sites. We'd love for you to check out our entries and vote before April 6. Let your voice be heard!"

On March 9th, 2012, Ben Finklea, Drupal, and Blue Drop Awards was featured on the home page of Red Hat's prestigious OpenSource.com community. The post was called, "Blue Drop Awards: Community recognition the open source way". Here is a key quote:

"What are the Blue Drop Awards?"

"It is, first and foremost, a vehicle to shine a spotlight on the Drupal community and raise our profile outside of the usual circles that already know Drupal.